This is about life in my gardens. One is an acre on a hillside in Laguna Beach, California and the other is an acre in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Better Late Than Never

These snapdragons were planted early last fall, the ideal time to plant cool season annuals for a long bloom period over the mild winter months.

Unfortunately they sat like sulky children until about a couple weeks ago and then they shot up and are starting to bloom, finally! Hopefully I will get a few more months' blooms because of what we call May Gray and June Gloom, overcast spring weather along the coast, before the heat of summer does them in. Occasionally I have had snapdragons that hang on throughout the year if the summer is mild. That would be great here because it is a narrow little planted that they add a bit of color that I like.

My snaps survive through our hot summers. They don't bloom but will start again in the fall and I have some blooming now from who knows when I planted them.(-: I love snapdragons. They have so many colors to choose from too. Yours are beautiful!!!!CiN